Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (1994)

872 consumer complaints on file.

#526575October 31, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN A COLLISION AND FIRE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818009October 30, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS: APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING EFFECT. ABS LOCKED UP CONTINUOUSLY PROBLEM FOR 1 YEAR. TO BE INSPECTED BY DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526545October 30, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. IT ACTIVATES DURING BRAKING ON SLIPPERY, AS WELL AS NON-SLIPPERY SURFACE. BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD AND CLICKING SOUND IS HEARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817903October 29, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; INTERMITENTLY; ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, EMERGENCY SITUATION, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES GET A STRANGE NOISE, AND THE PEDAL GOES FURTHER THAN IT SHOULD. THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE. MORE NOTICEABLE ON ICY ROADS. THIS SITUATION CAUSED A CRASH ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817904October 29, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES WILL NOT ENGAGE AS THEY SHOULD. PUT PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM, THIS IS THE WAY THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WORK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524017October 28, 1997
PARKING BRAKE
EMERGENCY BRAKES LOSE TRACTION AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817733October 28, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER HAD TO MAKE A QUICK STOP AND HE APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. WHEN THE SUBURBAN DIDN'T STOP, IT HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT OF THE ABS BRAKES. DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817823October 28, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE MAKING PANIC OR ROUTINE STOPS ABS BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE. OWNER ALSO NOTES PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE PEDAL WILL PULSATE WHILE BRAKING, HOWEVER VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817846October 28, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE AT STOP LIGHT; LIGHT TURNED GREEN; ANOTHER VEHICLE JUMPED AHEAD OF OTHER VEHICLE THAT SLAMMED ON BRAKES. SUBURBAN SLAMMED ON BRAKES & PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR; REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. CALLED & TALKED TO DEALER & RECEIVED NUMBER TO MANUFACTURER. OUTSIDE CONSULTANT WAS HIRED TO LOOK AT VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524506October 28, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN THREE CRASHES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817645October 27, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AND TOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE THE ABS FAILED. HAS NOT SEEN DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817571October 24, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 30 MPH WHEN STEPPED ON BRAKES, KEPT PUSHING BUT VEHICLE KEPT MOVING, TOOK ABOUT 8- 10 CAR LENGHTS BEFORE IT STOPPED, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. FOUND CORRODED BRAKE WIRE. THIS DEFECT CAN HAPPEN UNEXPECTEDLY, CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT.*AK CONSUMER STATED THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TWICE, THE FIRST OCCURENCE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT AND INJURY RO CONSUMER.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#526253October 24, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYOR GOING UP/DOWN TO FORM A SMALL HILL RIGHT BEFORE A FOUR-WAY STOP INTERSECTION, DRIVER SLOWED DOWN BUT BRAKES FAILED TO STOP. WENT HALF WAY THROUGH INTERSECTION BEFORE WAS ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817453October 23, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EA94-038; UPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN TRAVELING ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT OR WHEN THERE IS GRAVEL ON THE ROAD, THE BRAKES LOCK UP. PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER STATED AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES THE BRAKE ARE OK. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817465October 23, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON FOUR OCCASIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817368October 22, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EA94-038; WHEN APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT RESULTS IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE/ BRAKE FADING AWAY. ALSO CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS. *AK CONSUMER NOTICE THE PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING IN WET OR DRY PAVEMENT. CONSUMER IS NO LONGER THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817378October 22, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817403October 22, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND PUTTING FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT MAKES A NOISE, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE JUST KEEPS GOING. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817404October 22, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY SOMETIMES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. AT THAT POINT, THERE ARE NO BRAKES. THIS CAUSED DRIVER TO HIT THE BACK OF A SCHOOL BUS. IF DRIVER HAS TIME TO TAKE FOOT OFF PEDAL HE IS ABLE TO REAPPLY AND THE BRAKES SEEM TO WORK NORMALLY.THIS HAPPENS ON A MORE ROAD WITH LITTLE BUMPS. NOT LOOKED AT BY DEALER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817277October 21, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES AT ANY RATE OF SPEED ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A VEHICLE COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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